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October 10, 2017, 9:29 am
Sockpuppet nation: How fake commenters and other online ploys skew what you read
‘Online reputation management’ industry is thriving in Israel, gaming Google’s algorithm to boost the prominence of websites, paying trolls to post, and more
By Simona Weinglass
Banc De Binary CEO Oren Laurent in an interview posted on YouTube in August 2016 (YouTube screenshot)
May 29, 2017, 6:20 am
Wikipedia vs. Banc De Binary: A 3-year battle against binary options ‘fake news’
Binary options fraudsters employ experts to outwit Google, create laudatory news sites, engage on social media — anything to encourage new victims and keep the truth from coming out. One key battlefield: The online encyclopedia
By Simona Weinglass
CFTC Headquarters in Washington, DC (Courtesy)
June 10, 2016, 6:03 am
1 in 3 companies blacklisted by US commodities watchdog is Israeli
Commodity Futures Trading Commission say 75% of regulator’s ‘red list’ are binary options firms, which have become a growing problem in US
By Simona Weinglass
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March 23, 2016, 12:06 pm
The wolves of Tel Aviv: Israel’s vast, amoral binary options scam exposed
An industry turning over hundreds of millions of dollars, employing thousands of people, is cynically cheating naive would-be investors worldwide via a range of corrupt practices. It is doing terrible harm to its victims, and it risks doing the same to Israel’s reputation
By Simona Weinglass
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